Tervo
| Tervo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Tervon kunta | ||
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 Location of Tervo in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°ECoordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E / 62.95556°N 26.75556°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1926 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Olli-Pekka Salminen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 494.23 km2 (190.82 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 347.71 km2 (134.25 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 235th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,624 | |
| • Rank | 302nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.67/km2 (12.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.tervo.fi | |
Tervo is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,624 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 494.23 square kilometres (190.82 sq mi) of which 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.1/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki and Vesanto. 30% of area is covered by water. There is summer cottages as much as households.
Marco Hietala, the bass player for Nightwish is from Tervo.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Tervo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tervo – Official website
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